New Clownfish! | First ever saltwater fish.

Tamberav · May 1, 2021

James_O said:
Well, all my freshwater tanks are lid-less and I’ve never had an issue with them. I would like to get a lid though.

Would acrylic would well?

No, acrylic warps. People often make lids out of window screen kits. BRS sells them.

James_O · May 1, 2021

Tamberav said:
No, acrylic warps. People often make lids out of window screen kits. BRS sells them.

I think I have some old screens around the house... I’ll take a look.

James_O · May 1, 2021

I will try to get some good pictures of the clowns tomorrow!!

James_O · May 2, 2021

Sorry, no good pictures today, way to busy.

They have started to host under the powerhead...

wgall · May 2, 2021

Do you have a good LFS that carries saltwater around Lexington?

Clowns look good.

Dark_Knightt · May 2, 2021

Super healthy looking fish dude! Makes me want some designer clowns

James_O · May 2, 2021

Dark_Knightt said:
Super healthy looking fish dude! Makes me want some designer clowns

Thanks! You totally should, they are amazing!!

wgall said:
Do you have a good LFS that carries saltwater around Lexington?

Clowns look good.

Not sure about Lexington, sorry, I’m only up there once a week.

If you can make the drive, I highly highly recommend checking out PETropilis LIVE (Movie Vault), in Lawrenceburg, that’s my LFS.

They have some awesome fish there, and a huge frag tank.

wgall · May 2, 2021

James_O said:
Thanks! You totally should, they are amazing!!

Not sure about Lexington, sorry, I’m only up there once a week.

If you can make the drive, I highly highly recommend checking out PETropilis LIVE (Movie Vault), in Lawrenceburg, that’s my LFS.

They have some awesome fish there, and a huge frag tank.

Ah, I assumed you went to a place in Lexington.

That place looks...unique haha. Will definitely check them out when I'm out that way.

James_O · May 2, 2021

wgall said:
Ah, I assumed you went to a place in Lexington.

That place looks...unique haha. Will definitely check them out when I'm out that way.

Here are some pictures:

Frag tanks:

150g (I believe) reef tank:

Lookdown:

Sorry, not really that good of pictures but it is an awesome place.

Dania · May 3, 2021

Those clowns are too cute. Decided on names yet?

Kirch899 · May 3, 2021

Awesome, clowns are some of my favorite fish other than Purple Tang (love them for some reason). My Clowns love the corner of my tank at night, other than that they swim all over. Good luck, saltwater has its ups and downs.

James_O · May 3, 2021

Dania said:
Those clowns are too cute. Decided on names yet?

Thank you!

No, not yet, still deciding. ;Nailbiting

Kirch899 said:
Awesome, clowns are some of my favorite fish other than Purple Tang (love them for some reason). My Clowns love the corner of my tank at night, other than that they swim all over. Good luck, saltwater has its ups and downs.

They are also one of my favorites! Right now, they are chilling near the rocks, but they usually stay under the powerhead. (No clue why clowns like powerhead so much...

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Kirch899 · May 3, 2021

James_O said:
Thank you!

No, not yet, still deciding. ;Nailbiting

They are also one of my favorites! Right now, they are chilling near the rocks, but they usually stay under the powerhead. (No clue why clowns like powerhead so much... )

They are new to the system. Give it time.

KingTideCorals · May 3, 2021

James_O said:
I just went to my LFS and picked up a pair of Snowflake Clownfish!! These are my first ever saltwater fish.

I got them for $40 each and I also got a Turbo Snail.

I’ll get better pictures once they are in the tank and have acclimated.

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I’m going to use frozen mysis shrimp (also picked up a sheet of that today) and New Life Spectrum Marine pellets to feed them, in case anyone was interested.

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In case any of your were wondering (from following my other threads) I did take some samples of my water to my LFS for them to test it on their kits, and everything came back normal. The only difference was the nitrates were a bit lower than I gathered.

Beautiful pair!

James_O · May 3, 2021

Thank you! I think they are bonded, which is so good. I have noticed zero aggression and they always swim together.

Dark_Knightt · May 4, 2021

James_O said:
Thank you! I think they are bonded, which is so good. I have noticed zero aggression and they always swim together.

Thats good

usually it will take a few days or weeks before you notice slight aggression, when they become comfortable in their new tank and are ready to begin properly bonding, so they will fight between them who becomes female. Usually the larger one becomes female.
Just watch out for some fin nipping
Good luck

James_O · May 4, 2021

Dark_Knightt said:
Thats good usually it will take a few days or weeks before you notice slight aggression, when they become comfortable in their new tank and are ready to begin properly bonding, so they will fight between them who becomes female. Usually the larger one becomes female.
Just watch out for some fin nipping
Good luck

They are pretty much the same size now, so pretty impossible to tell. ;Shifty

I will look out for any aggression!